Adjustable tail holder



June 16, 1931. F. B. JUDY' ADJUSTABLE` TAIL HOLDERl Filed Aug. 15, 1930 abro/ww@ Patented June 16, 1931 FRANK BJUDY, or CYNTHTANA, KENTUCKY,i

` YAnJUsTABLE TAIL nonnna ,Y

Application mea August 15, 1930. seal No. 475,590.

This invention. relates to adjustable tail holders of that general type used for lifting and straightening horses tails.

Sometimes a horses tail Vlies flaton his .I haunches, and sometimes lthe horse pulls his tail to one side.y When thetail lies Hat and straight in order to bring about a showy and lifted tail, an operation is necessary.'` The ligaments underneath the tail are cut and l then a tail holder is placed on thehorse, ad-

justed to thea-ni-mal, and a pad carried by the tail holder supports vthe tail raised tothe desired point. i This stretches the tail at theJ point ofoperation and holds it there until V the ends of the ligaments which have been cut grow back together. For this single' operation, about thirty days are required for the ligaments to heal.V The tail holders hitherto used are rigid, and the tail when operated on and placedin the crupper, remains in that one position for the r.whole period` of thirty days until cured. Sometimes the tail in this rigid position` becomes inflamed, oftentimes paralyzed, and sometimes becomes sore-and rots off. The present inventionprovides an adjustable pad for the tail holder which permits of various angular inclinations of thepad relatively Vto the tail holder, to prevent such iniiammation, paralysis and rottingland provide greatercomfort to the animal `while going through this vperiod of healing. p

When a horse has a flat andl crookedtail, that is, a tail which hangs to one vside,in order 3,5 togmake a showy tail, two operations-are necessary, one to cut the ligaments beneath the tail, and the other to cut the ligamentson the side ofthe tail which drawit to one side. Using the ordinary tail holder, ithas hitherto been necessary to make oneV operation and-wait thirty days or more until-,it heals, and then make the othei` operationr and wait an additional thirty 4days or more until it also heals. The present invention provides a curved pad for application to the `adjustable support of the tail holder which permits :of straightening and liftinor the tail simultaneously ina sinUlejthirty-cay period of time. Y 'o aecomplisht e aboveand otherobjects "c the invention consists of certain novel-details of constructionl and .combinations ofp'arts PATENT 4oFFici?.f

hereinafter Vfully described and claimed,it being understood that various modifications Amaybeuresorted -to within the scope' of the appendedclaims without departingfromthe spirit'or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying part of this specification,

E gure 11s aside eleyatio draw/mss formlng ofiny improved tailholder in applied position, A a Y. F 1g. 2is an underneathpplan viewtef the improved tail holder.

Fig. 3 .is a longitudinal sectional view through thetail holder showing the'adjustablepaddottedin raised position, and Y ,F ig. is a porting pad.

plan .view of the curved tail sup- Referringnow to the drawings in which like characters of reference designate similarfpartsin the various views,the tail` holder is shown to comprise a pair of sidek frames 10 preferably formed `of wood and faced on theH inner'gsides with metalplatesll.' The side frames are curved in outline-to conform `to the curvatureaof the animals buttocks and the inner faces of the frames are paddedas shown at 12 so as to lit the animal comfort- Vably during the healing period. The side frames are rigidlyheldparallel bymeans of a bolt 13 passesthrough the frames 'A spac- .ingsleeve 14 is Htted on the against the metal face plates 11 to maintain bolt, and bears the proper space between the side frames.y

The side frames are equipped at the top with metal eyes 15 which receive snap hooks 16 carried by straps 17 that extend forwardly Yon the animalsback and are secured .in any preferred mannertoa `girth 18g.` Likewise, .Vthe'side frames are equipped at the gbottoin with metal eyes 19jwhich receive snaphooks v2() carried by-straps 21 that extend over the animalfs hips and are secured in any preferred manner vat the forward'ends'tothe girth 18.

Pivoted between the side-frames is a ad,

designated in general by the numeral 22. c he pad comprises a base V23 which ,the bottom with a metal baseplateQt having iS equipped at a pair of spaced'transverse `eyes at and 26, as

shawn in Fig. V3. The

face ef the basa' 1 plate and having a curved longitudinal groove therein for straightening a Crooked tail, adjustment of said base plate permit* ting of said pad being elevated to lift the tail simultaneously with the straightening thereof. Y

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

FRANK B. JUDY. [14.5.] 

